Level wind reel



W. SCHMD LEVEL WIND REEL l Oct. 30, 1923. 1,472,684

Filed April 29A, 1922. 2 Shee'bs-Sheel'I 1 Oct. 30, 1923.

' W. SCHMID LEVEL WIND REEL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 29 1922 Patented oci. 3io, i923.

WrLLLAM sommi, F COLDWATEE, MICHIGAN.

' LEVEL WIND REEL.

Original application filed February 18, 1921, Serial No. 446,142. Renewed April 6, 1923. Divided and this application aled april 29, 1922. serial No. 557,287.

To a?? whom. it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SCHMID, a citizen of the United States of America. residinor at Coldwater. in the county of Branch andtate of Michigan` have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Level f 'ind Reels.v of which the following is a,

specification. reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention aims to provide a high grade level wind and anti-back lash reel embodying certain structural features which will facilitate the casting and recovery of a fish line, and the subject matter of this application has been divided out of my application filed Feb. 18. 1921.' Ser'. Xo. 446.142. and re\ newed April 6, 1923. whiclrapplication discloses the centrifugal braking mechanism of the reel.

The level winding mechanism includes a. stationary slotted lsleeve or pillar: a travers- -ing or sliding guide head; a lineguide. member; a follower, and a screw provided with diamond threads. These elements are compactly and securely organized and represent the only separable pillar of the wide open reel. The mechanism 'is particularly characterized by the traversing or sliding guide head being guided in its transverse movement by Va portion of the reel frame. so that, lthe line guide lnember will have a defined path of travel relative-to the spool of the reel. The mechanism is further characterized by the pinned follower which cannot become accidentally displaced, andthe novel manner of mounting the stationary slotted sleeveor pillar relative to the threaded screw reduces friction to a minimum and insures ease of lubrication and response to any actuation by the line f the spool or the driving mechanism tllereof.

I am able to recover the line with absolute assurance that it will be evenly woundon the spool. and this is brought about by the level winding mechanism which is operated in synchronism with .the spool.

T-he mechanism entering into my reel will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed. and reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the level wind and anti-backlash reel with portions thereof in elevation;

' Fig. 2 is a central cross sectional view of the reel;

.ceptible to such changes, in size,

Fig. 3 is an end view of a portion o f the reel with one of the heads thereof removed showing the governor mechanism; Y

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of a portion of the reel showing a train ofl gears forming part of the spool driving mecha.- nlsm, j

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of a portion of the level wind mechanism.'

.In describing my invention by aid of the that the same are intended as merely illustrative of a reel by which my invention may be put into practice, and it is to be understood that the structural elementsare susshape and manner of assemblage as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

vIn the drawings, the reference numeral 1, denotes a semi-cylindrical reel frame which has the curved wall cut and stamped to afford opposed longitudinally alining` reelseat members 2, and the ends of the reel frame 1 are proyided with apertured'end flanges 3. The front longitudinal edge of the frame 1 is bent to provide a. guide rib 4 for the level wind mechanism of the reel, andconnected to the end flanges 3 by screws 5 or other fas! tening means are heads 6 and 7, which cooperate with the reel frame 'in providing a wide open reel.

The head 6 has an eccentrically disposed opening 8, and mounted in said opening is the flanged inner end ofa spool shaft bearlngr 9 which is exteriorly screwthreded for a cap or nut 10, said nutbearing against thel outer face of the head 6 and anchoring the spool shaft bearing 9 relative to said head. The inner face of the head 6 has the` usual annular spool groove 11 and saidl head adjal cent the rib 4, has a stepped or shouldered opening 12 which will be hereinafter referred to. l

The head 7 has an opening 13 about the same axis as the opening 8 of the head 6 and in the opening 13 is mounted a barrel 14 which has its wall slotted. as at 15 so as to expose. a spool pinion 16 forming part of a spool shaft 17 provided with a fixed flanged collar 18 journaled in the inner end of the barrel 14. The collar 18 abuts/the inner end of the barrel 14, serves as a spring abutment and prevents longitudinal shift' l of the spool shaft 17. The opposite elnnr of the spool shaft 17 is reduced to provide a shank .views above referred to, I desire to point out,

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19 and a pintle 20, said pintle being journaled in the spool bearing 9 ofthe head 6.

Rotatable on the spool shaft 17 are bushings 21 and 22 fixed in a spool sleeve 23, this spool sleeve having end members 24-` and 25 with the end member 24 confronting thev head 6 and the end member 25 confronting thel head 7. The peripheral edge of the end member 24 extends into the annular groove 11 ofthe head. and the peripheral edge of the end member 25 is adapted to enter an annular groove 26 provided therefor in the face of the head 7. The end members 24 and 25 cooperate with' the spool sleeve 23 in providing a spool or holder for ay fish line which may be suitably attached to the spool and wound on'the spool.

Detachablv mounted against the'outer face of the head 7 an opening to receive the outer end of the barrel 14 and a large head screw 46 is mounted in the end of the barrel 14 with the head of the screw overlying the wall of the gear housing 45, so that the -gear housing is anchored relative to the head 7 and the barrel 14 fixed between the gear housing 45 an the head 7. i

Before considering the driving mechanism of the spool, reference will be had to the level winding mechanism located adjacent the rib 4. Ihe head 7 has an opening 47 longitudinally alining with the opening 12 and mounted in the confronting ends ofthe openings 12 and 47 is a stationary longitudinally slotted sleeve or pillar 48. In one end of the stationary sleeve 48. is avspindle bearing 49 fitted in and projecting from the opening 12 of the head 6, and mounted in the opposite endof the sleeve 48 and fixed in the opening47 of the head 7 is another'spin- 7 dle bearing 50. The spindle bearings 49 and 50 receive the spindles 51 and 52`of a screw shaft 53 provided with a diamond thread 54 of a conventional form for moving a follower or member back and forth on the shaft 53 when said shaft is revolved.

Slidable on the stationary sleeve 48 is a traversing or sliding tubular guide head 55 having a groove 56 to receive the rib 4 .of the reel frame 1. Instead, of thegroove 56 there may be 'opposed upstanding flanges at the sides of the rib 4 and said rib prevents lturning of the traversing guide heads during the longitudinal movement thereof on the stationary sleeve 48.

At one side of the guide head 55 is asocket 57 to receive the pin 58 of a follower 59, said follower being placed in the sleeve 48 with its pin 58 extending through the longitudinal slot 60 of the sleeve 48. The follower 59 is also placed in position through on opening 61 in the opposite side of the guide head 55 from the socket 57, and said follower is adapted to engage in the diamond thread 54 of the screw shaft 53 and cause a traversh is a gear housing 45 which has,

-shaft ,spindle 52.

ing movement of the guide head 55 when the screw shaft 53 is revolved. t

Adjacent the opening 61 of the guide head 55 is a socket 62 for a line guide member 63, said line guide member being somewhat U- shaped and curved so that` a line may readily passthrough the guide member when being wound on the reel spool or cast therefrom. l

The shaft spindle 52 is of sufficient length to extend through the gear housing 45 and mounted on the shaft spindle 52 is a hub portion 64 of a gear v65 within the gear housing 45. The shaft spindle 52 protrude's beyond the hub portion 64 of the gea-r 65 and has a squared' or shank portion 66 for a crank 67, and a threaded portion or tank 68 for a nut 69, said nut preventing displacement at the crank 67 relative to lthe Providing clearance for the shaft spindle 52 and the hub portion 54 of the gear 65 is a feran opening of the gear housing 45, and the wall of the crank 67 is recessed to receive` the end of the ferrule or escutcheon plate 70.

On the outer face of the head 7 is a stub shaft 71 provided with a gear 72 meshing with the gear 65. and a compound gear 73 on another stub shaft 74 of the head 7, said compound gear extending into' the slot 15 of the barrel 14 to mesh with the spool shaft pinion 16. The train of gears is housed within the gear housing 45 and provides a compact power transmission from the screw shaftspindle 5 2 tothe spool shaft 17, so that the shafts 17 and 5 3 may be revolved in unison and in timed relation. The ratio between the'gears is such as to cause the level winding mechanism to evenly feed a lineon to the reel spool as this spool is rgvolved through the medium of the crank 6 It is the level wind mechanism feature of my invention to which I attach consider-A able importance in this application anda careful inspection ofthe drawing will show that all of the reel parts have been designed 4to 'afford a compact construction, manua traversing line guide head operated from said spool driving mechanism, and having a groove to receive the guide rib of said frame and prevent tilting of said guide 1 head. K

2. The combination with a semi ?cylindri cal reel frame having ,reel seat members and an inturned transverse rib, of a level wlnd anism. i

3. The combination with a reel frame, and heads carried thereby, of a stationary sleeve carried, by said heads with .its ends set in from the peripheral edges of said heads, a screw shaft vrotatable in said sleeve,

a follower. adaptedto be moved by said shaft" and having a/ portion projecting from said heads means for protecting said screw one side of said sleeve, a head sli'dable on said sleev against said frame and'iixed relative to said follower by Ythe projecting portion thereof, and a guide member carried by said head and projecting in an opposite direction from that of the follower projecting portion.

4. In a level wind fishv reel having a frame, heads and a screw shaft journaled in shaft, said means comprising a protecti sleeve for said shaft having its ends in sai heads and prevented from 'turning relative to said heads by a portion said frame parallel to said sleeve.

5. The combination with a fishing reel frame and a line spool, of a stationary sleeve oar'ried by said frame and set in from the marginal edges thereof, a screw shaft rotatable in said sleeve, means yadapted for rotating said screw shaft, a guide head slidable on said sleeve, a follower' on said 'screwv shaft movedlongitudinally of 'said screw-- shaft by rotation thereof and*I articulated i with said guide head 'so as to move said head and a line guide lcarried by f on said sleeve,

said lead and extending'in a circumferential direction relative to said spool.

6. The combination set forth in claim 5, wherein said guide head has a socket portion and the follower is held in place by the socket'portion of s'aid guidehead, and said guide head' has an opening opposite the socket portion thereof and through which opening the follower is inserted into said guide head. v

7. In a level wind mechanism, a slotted sleeve, a follower in said sleeve, said follower having a pin, a line guide head on said sleeve having an opening to register with the slot-of said-sleeve and receive said follower and pin, saidguide head having a socket adapted to register with., the slot of said sleeve .and receive the pin of said follower to locate said follower in said sleeve and fix said follower relative to said guide head, a screwdshaft in said sleeve adapted by rotation to reciprocate said follower and lsaid guide head, and stationary means engaging said guide rhead'to prevent rotation of said guide head and sleeve relative to said screw shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two, Witnesses.

WILLIAM SCHMID. Witnesses:

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